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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      62,611</td>
<td class="r data">      37,155</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
<td class="r data">      47,820</td>
<td class="r data">      29,311</td>
<td class="r data">    61.3</td>
<td class="r data">      14,791</td>
<td class="r data">       7,844</td>
<td class="r data">    53.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      66,270</td>
<td class="r data">      40,630</td>
<td class="r data">    61.3</td>
<td class="r data">      50,763</td>
<td class="r data">      32,276</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
<td class="r data">      15,507</td>
<td class="r data">       8,354</td>
<td class="r data">    53.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      68,378</td>
<td class="r data">      41,020</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
<td class="r data">      52,197</td>
<td class="r data">      32,406</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">      16,181</td>
<td class="r data">       8,614</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      68,187</td>
<td class="r data">      40,177</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
<td class="r data">      51,139</td>
<td class="r data">      31,451</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">      17,048</td>
<td class="r data">       8,726</td>
<td class="r data">    51.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      68,784</td>
<td class="r data">      40,673</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">      51,339</td>
<td class="r data">      31,855</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">      17,445</td>
<td class="r data">       8,818</td>
<td class="r data">    50.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      66,518</td>
<td class="r data">      38,440</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">      49,860</td>
<td class="r data">      30,200</td>
<td class="r data">    60.6</td>
<td class="r data">      16,658</td>
<td class="r data">       8,240</td>
<td class="r data">    49.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      65,600</td>
<td class="r data">      37,048</td>
<td class="r data">    56.5</td>
<td class="r data">      49,859</td>
<td class="r data">      29,654</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
<td class="r data">      15,741</td>
<td class="r data">       7,394</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      64,309</td>
<td class="r data">      36,085</td>
<td class="r data">    56.1</td>
<td class="r data">      49,280</td>
<td class="r data">      28,957</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
<td class="r data">      15,029</td>
<td class="r data">       7,128</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      62,606</td>
<td class="r data">      34,618</td>
<td class="r data">    55.3</td>
<td class="r data">      48,219</td>
<td class="r data">      27,879</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">      14,387</td>
<td class="r data">       6,739</td>
<td class="r data">    46.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      59,319</td>
<td class="r data">      32,747</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">      45,381</td>
<td class="r data">      26,217</td>
<td class="r data">    57.8</td>
<td class="r data">      13,938</td>
<td class="r data">       6,530</td>
<td class="r data">    46.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      61,718</td>
<td class="r data">      36,694</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
<td class="r data">      47,109</td>
<td class="r data">      28,914</td>
<td class="r data">    61.4</td>
<td class="r data">      14,609</td>
<td class="r data">       7,780</td>
<td class="r data">    53.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      65,425</td>
<td class="r data">      40,213</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">      50,127</td>
<td class="r data">      31,923</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">      15,298</td>
<td class="r data">       8,290</td>
<td class="r data">    54.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      67,611</td>
<td class="r data">      40,617</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
<td class="r data">      51,587</td>
<td class="r data">      32,055</td>
<td class="r data">    62.1</td>
<td class="r data">      16,024</td>
<td class="r data">       8,562</td>
<td class="r data">    53.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      67,316</td>
<td class="r data">      39,655</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
<td class="r data">      50,417</td>
<td class="r data">      30,984</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">      16,899</td>
<td class="r data">       8,671</td>
<td class="r data">    51.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      67,606</td>
<td class="r data">      39,893</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
<td class="r data">      50,336</td>
<td class="r data">      31,125</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
<td class="r data">      17,270</td>
<td class="r data">       8,768</td>
<td class="r data">    50.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      65,419</td>
<td class="r data">      37,677</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">      48,896</td>
<td class="r data">      29,474</td>
<td class="r data">    60.3</td>
<td class="r data">      16,523</td>
<td class="r data">       8,203</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      64,599</td>
<td class="r data">      36,311</td>
<td class="r data">    56.2</td>
<td class="r data">      48,985</td>
<td class="r data">      28,959</td>
<td class="r data">    59.1</td>
<td class="r data">      15,614</td>
<td class="r data">       7,352</td>
<td class="r data">    47.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      63,270</td>
<td class="r data">      35,348</td>
<td class="r data">    55.9</td>
<td class="r data">      48,373</td>
<td class="r data">      28,257</td>
<td class="r data">    58.4</td>
<td class="r data">      14,897</td>
<td class="r data">       7,091</td>
<td class="r data">    47.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      61,767</td>
<td class="r data">      34,033</td>
<td class="r data">    55.1</td>
<td class="r data">      47,489</td>
<td class="r data">      27,320</td>
<td class="r data">    57.5</td>
<td class="r data">      14,278</td>
<td class="r data">       6,713</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      58,556</td>
<td class="r data">      32,215</td>
<td class="r data">    55.0</td>
<td class="r data">      44,731</td>
<td class="r data">      25,720</td>
<td class="r data">    57.5</td>
<td class="r data">      13,825</td>
<td class="r data">       6,495</td>
<td class="r data">    47.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         814</td>
<td class="r data">         423</td>
<td class="r data">    52.0</td>
<td class="r data">         659</td>
<td class="r data">         365</td>
<td class="r data">    55.4</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    37.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         724</td>
<td class="r data">         362</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">         554</td>
<td class="r data">         303</td>
<td class="r data">    54.7</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    34.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         627</td>
<td class="r data">         323</td>
<td class="r data">    51.5</td>
<td class="r data">         510</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">    54.5</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         690</td>
<td class="r data">         381</td>
<td class="r data">    55.2</td>
<td class="r data">         553</td>
<td class="r data">         330</td>
<td class="r data">    59.7</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">          51</td>
<td class="r data">    37.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         784</td>
<td class="r data">         441</td>
<td class="r data">    56.3</td>
<td class="r data">         633</td>
<td class="r data">         395</td>
<td class="r data">    62.4</td>
<td class="r data">         151</td>
<td class="r data">          46</td>
<td class="r data">    30.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         685</td>
<td class="r data">         391</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">         570</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">         115</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    27.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         558</td>
<td class="r data">         344</td>
<td class="r data">    61.6</td>
<td class="r data">         457</td>
<td class="r data">         312</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    31.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         543</td>
<td class="r data">         289</td>
<td class="r data">    53.2</td>
<td class="r data">         435</td>
<td class="r data">         258</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
<td class="r data">         108</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    28.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         437</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">    54.0</td>
<td class="r data">         354</td>
<td class="r data">         215</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">    25.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         416</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">    54.6</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">         202</td>
<td class="r data">    61.0</td>
<td class="r data">          85</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          79</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">    48.1</td>
<td class="r data">          52</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         121</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">          82</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">    61.0</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    12.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         140</td>
<td class="r data">          80</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
<td class="r data">         100</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    17.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         181</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">    77.9</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">         137</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         394</td>
<td class="r data">         339</td>
<td class="r data">    86.0</td>
<td class="r data">         370</td>
<td class="r data">         335</td>
<td class="r data">    90.5</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    16.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         414</td>
<td class="r data">         372</td>
<td class="r data">    89.9</td>
<td class="r data">         394</td>
<td class="r data">         367</td>
<td class="r data">    93.1</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         443</td>
<td class="r data">         393</td>
<td class="r data">    88.7</td>
<td class="r data">         417</td>
<td class="r data">         383</td>
<td class="r data">    91.8</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    38.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         496</td>
<td class="r data">         448</td>
<td class="r data">    90.3</td>
<td class="r data">         472</td>
<td class="r data">         442</td>
<td class="r data">    93.6</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         402</td>
<td class="r data">         349</td>
<td class="r data">    86.8</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">         344</td>
<td class="r data">    91.5</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    19.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         347</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">    87.9</td>
<td class="r data">         319</td>
<td class="r data">         295</td>
<td class="r data">    92.5</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    35.7</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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